She finds him picking out apple at the local farmers market at the park
"Noah" she gasps, half in shock
He turns around to the sound of his name, looks around until he finds a set of familiar brown eyes. He drops the apple he was holding.
"Rachel" he whispers His smile is a cue to walk over to him and to throw her arms around him. He returns her embrace in the same gentle yet firm way he always did back in HS when they were dating for a week
When they break apart, she ask him with some curiosity in her voice
"What are you doing here?"
"Um, I live here now in NY" he says nervously scratching his newly shaven head
"Oh! Why did you move here?"
"After the break up with Quinn I just needed a change of scenery and I remember you always talking about NY so here I am."
"I know what you mean. After Jesse and I ended things. I had a serious thought about leaving and moving back to Ohio and yet here I am guess I'm a New Yorker at heart."
An awkward silence settles over them thinking about them dating for a week in HS and Finn and now here they are standing both single living very close to each other. It's ever thought they needed to start a relationship.
"I guess I will see you around? He ask eventually after five minutes of silence
Yeah, definitely see you soon Noah" she answer turning around back to a stall she was looking at for dinner ideas
It takes five more accidental meetings- at the gym more than three times, the local music store and at a local ice cream parlor- for him to ask her over ice cream cones with sprinkles.
"Do you want to grab dinner sometime or something?"
"Like on a date?"
He grins shyly "yes, like a date"
"Yes, I would like to do that."
And the way his eyes and face light up at her answer makes her entire soul happy